The police said Nwaforagu hails from Umusiome Village in Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area.

There have been incessant kidnap cases in Anambra State, despite efforts by the police and the Peter Obi administration to stop the menace.

The police said Nwaforagu is six feet, two inches tall, adding that he has allegedly been implicated in over six high-profile kidnap cases.

A statement yesterday in Awka, the state capital, by police spokesman Raphael Uzoigwe, said the suspect has also been involved in murder.

The statement said Nwaforagu has been linked with unlawful possession of firearms, which he allegedly gave his gang members for armed robbery.

The police said anybody who passes useful information to the police on the suspect would be rewarded.

“Any person(s) that has useful information leading to his arrest should contact the nearest police station in the country or call 08037061958 or 08030954493,” the statement said.

Some senior police officers told The Nation yesterday in Awka that Nwaforagu is a ring leader like Ifedike (aka Ofeakwu), whose buildings were recently demolished by the Obi administration.

A police officer, who spoke in confidence, said: “This man has given this command serious headache and we are living no stone unturned in making sure that he is apprehended. Let him continue running. We are ready to send people abroad. If he relocates, we will go there to arrest him. That man is a terror and we cannot allow him to continue in this country.”